# std::rewind

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Defined in header `<cstdio>` |  |
void rewind( std::FILE* stream ); |  |

Moves the file position indicator to the beginning of the given file stream.

The function is equivalent to std::fseek(stream, 0, SEEK_SET);, except that end-of-file and error indicators are cleared.

The function drops any effects from previous calls to ungetc.

### Parameters

stream | - | file stream to modify

### Return value

(none)

### Example

Run this code

    #include <array>
    #include <cstdio>

    int main()
    {
        std::FILE* f = std::fopen("file.txt", "w");
        for (char ch = '0'; ch <= '9'; ch++)
            std::fputc(ch, f);
        std::fclose(f);

        std::array<char, 20> str;
        std::FILE* f2 = std::fopen("file.txt", "r");

        const unsigned size1 = std::fread(str.data(), 1, str.size(), f2);
        std::puts(str.data());
        std::printf("size1 = %u\n", size1);

        std::rewind(f2);

        const unsigned size2 = std::fread(str.data(), 1, str.size(), f2);
        std::puts(str.data());
        std::printf("size2 = %u", size2);

        std::fclose(f2);
    }

Output:

    0123456789
    size1 = 10
    0123456789
    size2 = 10

### See also

fseek | moves the file position indicator to a specific location in a file (function)
C documentation for rewind

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